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The Next 100 African Startups Initiative to invest in African startups

Egypt’s The Next 100 African Start-ups initiative, organized jointly by the country’s Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it will.

Angola secures $2 bln in infrastructure financing from China

Angola has secured $2 billion in Chinese financing from the China Development Bank for infrastructure projects on President João Lourenço’s first visit to Beijing, Angola’s state newspaper Jornal de Angola.

[South Africa] Weba Chute Systems expands into Russia with Somex

South Africa-based original equipment supplier Weba Chute Systems has further extended its footprint into the northern hemisphere with the recent appointment of a licensee in Russia. The company says the.

The answer is that nobody knows

Letter from London By Writer at large, Martin Roche Last week, I was in the Hebrides, on some of the most remote islands in the UK; Skye, Mull and Staffa.

AfDB calls for bridging of Africa’s capital, bankable projects

The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) says there is the need to bridge the gap between Africa’s available capital and bankable projects since it requires between 600 and billion dollars annually.

Egypt’s Sisi discusses investment, energy, tourism cooperation with Greek PM Tsipras

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed economic ties and tourism and energy cooperation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during talks in Crete on Wednesday, his spokesman said in a statement..

[Nigeria] Sirius Petroleum secures rig for Ororo field

Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company, has announced that it has decided, by mutual agreement with COSL, to abrogate its agreement with COSL for the.

President Ramaphosa to hand over 4586 hectares of land to the KwaMkwanazi Community

South AfricaSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday, 14 October 2018, hand over 4 586 hectares of land to the community of KwaMkhwanazi in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, at a ceremony.

World Bank projects 2% growth in the MENA region

Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to rebound to an average of 2% in 2018, up from an average 1.4% in 2017 according to.